Senior Data Engineer
About this opportunity
Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission, to serve patients living with serious illnesses, drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Senior Data Engineer
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The role is responsible for designing, building, maintaining, analyzing, and interpreting data to provide actionable insights that drive business decisions. This role involves working with large datasets, developing reports, supporting and executing data governance initiatives and, visualizing data to ensure data is accessible, reliable, and efficiently managed. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, experience with big data technologies, and a deep understanding of data architecture and ETL processes
Roles & Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain data solutions for data generation, collection, and processing
Be a key team member that assists in design and development of the data pipeline
Create data pipelines and ensure data quality by implementing ETL processes to migrate and deploy data across systems
Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration solutions
Take ownership of data pipeline projects from inception to deployment, manage scope, timelines, and risks
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
Develop and maintain data models, data dictionaries, and other documentation to ensure data accuracy and consistency
Implement data security and privacy measures to protect sensitive data
Leverage cloud platforms (AWS preferred) to build scalable and efficient data solutions
Collaborate and communicate effectively with product teams
Collaborate with Data Architects, Business SMEs, and Data Scientists to design and develop end-to-end data pipelines to meet fast paced business needs across geographic regions
Identify and resolve complex data-related challenges
Adhere to best practices for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/component
Explore new tools and technologies that will help to improve ETL platform performance
Participate in sprint planning meetings and provide estimations on technical implementation
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree / Master's degree / Bachelor's degree and 8 to 13 years in Computer Science, IT or related field
Hands on experience with big data technologies and platforms, such as Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL), workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processing
Proficiency in data analysis tools (eg. SQL) and experience with data visualization tools
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with large, complex datasets
Solid understanding of data governance frameworks, tools, and standard methodologies.
Knowledge of data protection regulations and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with ETL tools such as Apache Spark, and various Python packages related to data processing, machine learning model development
Solid understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration concepts
Knowledge of Python/R, Databricks, SageMaker, cloud data platforms
Professional Certifications (Preferred):
AWS Certified Data Engineer / Data Analyst (preferred on Databricks or cloud environments)
Soft Skills:
Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting
Demonstrated presentation skills
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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How this role compares
Computed from every other active Data & Digital role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 92 comparable Senior Data & Digital roles across 23 biopharma companies.
Salary context
16 of 92 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 92 comparable roles
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Seniority mix
92 of 92 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
2 of 92 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
Similar opportunities
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.